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Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 finally lets you force dark mode in all your apps with the new ‘Extended’ dark mode toggle. When enabled, this automatically inverts the light areas in the app interface. Google ...

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A bug in the Android 16 QPR1 beta 1 caused custom dark mode scheduling to stop working if you manually activated the mode via Quick Settings. The latest version of the beta has now fixed this issue.